Every year my husband and I watch Great British Bake Off. It's fantastic entertainment and a great way to get new recipe ideas. I also watch Masterchef (with the occasional glance towards the US version, even if it is a little too dramatic) for the same reason. Rarely do the contestants make vegan or vegetarian… Continue reading Vegan Chai Tea Cake Recipe
I've been expanding my dessert menu to offer more than vegan cheesecakes simply because cheesecakes aren't always practical. Especially now with the hot weather, they defrost very easily and have to be chilled. On Thursday I made some orange and mango melt-in-the-middle muffins, which are still in the testing stage. However out of this trial… Continue reading Friday Basket: Quick and Easy Vanilla Muffins (Vegan)
Not much need for an introduction here. Scones are quick and easy to make, and you can have them for breakfast or as part of an afternoon tea. One thing to bear in mind when baking scones is to avoid over-manipulating the wet mixture before it goes in the oven. Just mix to combine the… Continue reading Vegan Raspberry Scones
I've never actually been that good at baking cakes; throughout the years I've had sunken middles, stodgy fillings and other things that just make for a bad cake. About three years ago I attempted to do a butter sponge topped with regal icing for my then-boyfriend-now-husband's birthday. This was the result: It was actually quite ambitious,… Continue reading Lemon and Poppyseed Cake
